Chapter 1

Among the Merfolk, the Golden Mermen are revered above all. The female who bears a Golden Merman grants her consort the throne and secures her own place as Queen.

In my past life, as a lowly red carp, I married into the Merfolk royalty and, against all odds, gave birth to a Golden Merman.

Yet, after my husband ascended to the throne, he ripped out my very core essence. My own son then fed my true form to the piranhas.

All because my sister awakened her dormant bloodline, transforming into a noble White Serpent Dragon.

My husband looked down on me with disdain. "If I didn't possess the Golden Merman's bloodline, how could you possibly have given birth to such a talented Golden Merman? You have no right to be the Merfolk Queen!"

My son, even more contemptuous, spat, "I refuse to acknowledge you as my mother! I utterly despise you. Lyra is incredibly gentle and has even ascended to a White Serpent Dragon. If she were my mother, she would never force me to do things I don't want to!"

When I opened my eyes again, I was back on the day of the Merfolk royal selection.

Kaelen, my husband from the previous life, eagerly chose my sister as his consort. My son, Caspian, was also reborn as Lyra's child, just as he wished.

But this time, Caspian was reborn as a black carp.